Explore all of With a Terrible Fate’s articles analyzing the stories of video games, as well as the philosophy of video-game storytelling.
Despite being smaller than an MP3 file, EarthBound achieved more with its music than many symphonies manage.
Knights of the Old Republic established Star Wars as more than a film franchise. How has it impacted gaming over the years?
Donkey Kong 64 combined everything from banana-inspired controllers to rap. How did it impact the storytelling of video games?
Witches, rhyming, and one of gaming's first dynamic duos. Join us as we examine the legacy of Banjo-Kazooie.
Does Paper Mario qualify as one of the "Great Books" of gaming? Read on for an analysis of the conversation we started at PAX East 2018.
The Dragon Ball saga has been told and retold for decades. How did Xenoverse change the game?
Read the first chapter of an analytically grounded, fan-written story that bridges the gap between Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess.
16 years ago, one Disney/Final-Fantasy crossover gave birth to a new series. How did the first Kingdom Hearts change storytelling?
In a decade that gave us a library of games about orphans, EarthBound reminded us how important fathers are to their sons.
God of War took classic Greek mythology and established a brutal lore all its own. Does it belong in the pantheon of great storytelling?